DVM Class | Class Size | % of students employed within 1 month after graduation* | % of students not seeking employment* | Purdue Mean Starting Salary for Private Practice** | National Mean Starting Salary for Private Practice** | Purdue Mean Total Educational Debt**† | National Mean Total Educational Debt**† |
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2021 | 83 | 87% | 13% | $100,608 | $97,879 | $175,866 | $186,430 |
2020 | 81 | 95% | 5% | $94,053 | $92,796 | $145,336 | $204,675 |
2019 | 84 | 93% | 7% | $88,909 | $86,245 | $163,897 | $199,148 |
2018 | 80 | 93% | 7% | $87,567 | $83,098 | $168,898 | $199,643 |
2017 | 82 | 93% | 7% | $82,723 | $77,546 | $158,860 | $181,096 |
*Data from Purdue Veterinary Medicine internal graduate survey.
**Data from the AVMA Senior Survey.
† The mean debt is calculated only from students with educational debt.